{"id":53635,"date":"2024-02-02T12:52:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T12:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/?p=53635"},"modified":"2024-08-22T12:38:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T12:38:44","slug":"lessons-from-blackberry-shopify-and-ups-on-building-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/en_us\/lessons-from-blackberry-shopify-and-ups-on-building-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons From Blackberry, LEGO and UPS on building resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"53635\" class=\"elementor elementor-53635\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98d8027 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98d8027\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a35ffb3\" data-id=\"a35ffb3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3164c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3164c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #f26325;\">Blackberry<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the late 2000s, Blackberry was one of the most popular consumer and corporate phone brands in the world. With a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/chart\/8180\/blackberrys-smartphone-market-share\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">20%<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> share of the phone market, Blackberry was making gains across the industry. And yet, in 2016 Blackberry announced its departure from the mobile phone industry, with a share of 0.0% and just 200,000 or so phones still in the market.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To understand what happened to Blackberry, it\u2019s important to look at how Blackberry conducted its business, marketed its products and developed its phones. While this article looks at larger businesses, SMEs can apply the same lessons and ideas to their own businesses.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33cb229\" data-id=\"33cb229\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3fa570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f3fa570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/elementor\/thumbs\/blackberry-r4vfy2aolnfi92zp1kfvd7n8gye3pa0uer9xsjf668.png\" title=\"blackberry\" alt=\"blackberry\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bd823f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bd823f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d14502b\" data-id=\"d14502b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e2c57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9e2c57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Overview\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Some of Blackberry\u2019s very first devices were two-way pagers, released in monochrome with a full keyboard and a series of business enterprise applications. This series of first releases, in effect, set the tone for what Blackberry wanted their phones to do. In direct opposition to the commercial and civilian-first phones we see today, Blackberry focused on business.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Blackberry was making phones with corporations as their target audience. They focused on implementing secure communications, providing a keyboard for easy and quick typing and hosted a messaging service through their own servers. The ability to send and receive emails on a mobile device was considered ground-breaking and was an integral feature of their phones.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Numerous iterations were developed throughout the years leading up to 2009, always focusing on providing business features, keeping the keyboard and offering a selection of different design choices. Blackberry was building on the success of its earlier designs, incorporating and improving the features that made them successful while continuing to innovate.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Looking at their product line from 1999 up to 2009 offers a clear insight into the direction that Blackberry was taking the\u00a0business, with clear favouritism in business designs and features.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3843d3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3843d3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfff055\" data-id=\"bfff055\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c4818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31c4818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/elementor\/thumbs\/apple-vs-android-r4vfy1cuetdngvoruzcs9m1rhq2j7oxxh54maaxm2o.png\" title=\"apple vs android\" alt=\"apple vs android\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af0b7b2\" data-id=\"af0b7b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc9243 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adc9243\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><strong>The challenge\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2007, both the iPhone and Android operating system were released to the public. Touch-screen technology became synonymous with modern technology. They also gave users access to hundreds of applications on their phones and were widely considered more technologically advanced than Blackberry models.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While BBM may have set the foundation for communication on mobile devices, it was quickly overshadowed by devices with their own systems. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1161ae7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1161ae7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04d520f\" data-id=\"04d520f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-984b99f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"984b99f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Blackberry began to lose its share in the phone market. From 2009 onwards, Blackberry first attempted to stick to their roots and then change to follow market trends. Its phones became slimmer and more in line with the designs of other brands. It wasn\u2019t until 2013 that it released its first smartphone, at which pointe it was already several generations behind its competitors, and the phone was a flop.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By the time they had decided to follow market trends and target a more commercial audience, they had missed the opportunity to build on their previous successes and technologies and completely lost their share of the phone market.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd329fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd329fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2690000\" data-id=\"2690000\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac558a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac558a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Lessons for SMEs\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When the iPhone and Android system released onto the market, they were recognised as industry-defining technologies. They quickly garnered a huge portion of the phone market, which persists to this day. Blackberry failed to anticipate this new technology, failed to implement it into their own devices and failed to follow consumer demand, which was strongly in favour of it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9781f53\" data-id=\"9781f53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f11da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94f11da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/elementor\/thumbs\/MyApril4-scaled-r4vfy2aolnedbwb4df2yazz7p9hp5i2h7sa9qmd9mo.jpg\" title=\"Management presents a work plan for employee optimization in the\" alt=\"Management presents a work plan for employee optimization in the meeting room. vector illustration flat design\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cff4bab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cff4bab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cc2861\" data-id=\"6cc2861\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd9b71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cd9b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By monitoring changing market conditions and demands and developing and researching new technologies, SMEs can build resilience and become flexible enough to anticipate these problems. While new technologies can disrupt industries, developing them can offer a new business a huge advantage over its competitors. Quickly implementing a competitors technology can have the same effect, or help an organisation stay competitive.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/digital-solutions\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Target Integration<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> offers expert-led digital transformations for companies across all industries, tailouring our solutions around your problems.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d56cd0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d56cd0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3100d0f\" data-id=\"3100d0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f9e02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00f9e02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #f26325;\">Lego\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><h3 aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #003b56;\"><strong>Overview\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For almost 90 years, Lego has been one of the foremost toy makers in the industry. With current profits of 64.6 billion Danish Krone (DKK), Lego is a global industry leader, constantly developing and growing its business. By expanding into new markets and industries, such as movie production, Lego reinforces its brand and reaches new customers outside of their core toymaking business.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d7d9b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d7d9b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-226fc2b\" data-id=\"226fc2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4163bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4163bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/elementor\/thumbs\/blackberry1-r4vfy2aolnedbwb4df2yazz7p9hp5i2h7sa9qmd9mo.png\" title=\"blackberry(1)\" alt=\"blackberry(1)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9971b5f\" data-id=\"9971b5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6427b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6427b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><strong>The challenge\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In 2017, Lego experienced its first drop in sales in more than a decade. Its operating profit dropped by 17%, a difference of DKK 2 billion compared to the year before.\u00a0\u00a0For several years before this, Lego had massively invested in growth, onboarding <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/1,760\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">new employees<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and releasing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lego.com\/en-gb\/aboutus\/news\/2019\/october\/annual-results-2016#:~:text=335%20new%20products%20introduced%20in%202016\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">new product lines.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\"> This expansion led to an over-saturation of European and US markets, leading to too\u00a0much supply with too little demand. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f9e025 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f9e025\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cd6a16\" data-id=\"2cd6a16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-877e357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"877e357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This over-supply meant that Lego was unable to sell its products, impacting heavily on its overall revenue and operating costs. While Lego\u2019s products were selling, they were creating too much and investing too much money into the additional product. Warehousing costs added an additional strain to the company.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lego had over-extended and over-saturated its resources, leading to dramatic losses for the company.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f9645e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f9645e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d68ca4\" data-id=\"8d68ca4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c2baf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26c2baf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><strong>The solution\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In order to combat over-extension, Lego decided to halt expansion and re-size the organisation. In the words of the chairman J\u00f8rgen Vig Knudstorp, \u201cwe have pressed the reset-button for the entire group\u201d. By the end of 2017, Lego had let go almost <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lego.com\/cdn\/cs\/aboutus\/assets\/blta16e10a1e275b5f9\/Annual_Report_2017_ENG.pdf#page=8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">2000<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> employees.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">While they had solved their over-expansion problem, Lego still faced the problem of an overly saturated market.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac8a2d9\" data-id=\"ac8a2d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d576dd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d576dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/elementor\/thumbs\/lesson-for-sme-r4vfy2aolnedbwb4df2yazz7p9hp5i2h7sa9qmd9mo.png\" title=\"lesson for sme\" alt=\"lesson for sme\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-089a374 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"089a374\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9850e2\" data-id=\"c9850e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb86c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acb86c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In previous years, Lego had focused on growing and developing its Western markets, but after re-sizing the organisation, a decision was made to expand east into Asia. Asia offered huge potential, with a larger population and a growing middle class for Lego to target.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In 2018, Lego returned to profitability with an increase of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lego.com\/cdn\/cs\/aboutus\/assets\/blt02144956ae00afa1\/Annual_Report_2018_ENG.pdf#page=9\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">4%<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> over the previous year and by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lego.com\/cdn\/cs\/aboutus\/assets\/blt55a9aaa4253b2fa5\/Annual_Report_2019_ENG.pdf.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">6%<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> the following year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Then as now, Lego has become hugely popular in China, opening its third-largest global factory in Jiaxing, and recently, a new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lego.com\/en-us\/aboutus\/news\/2022\/june\/the-lego-group-to-build-us-1-billion-carbon-neutral-run-factory-in-virginia-usa\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">$1billion<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> factory in Vietnam. This new revenue stream has seen Lego return to profitability and continue to develop and expand its products.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e93e9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e93e9c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74cb025\" data-id=\"74cb025\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3615099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3615099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2024\/02\/4144413-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-53989\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/4144413-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/4144413-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/4144413-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/4144413-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/4144413-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/4144413-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4a328b\" data-id=\"d4a328b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c497a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c497a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Lessons for SME\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lego over-extended and relied too heavily on Western markets in the US and Europe. When supply overcame demand, these challenges led to a drastic drop in profits for the company.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bdc.ca\/en\/documents\/analysis_research\/diversification_financial_performance.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Diversification<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> is key for an SME. Relying too much on one income stream opens it up to risk from unforeseen events, such as a pandemic, or even a tropical storm.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f244a36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f244a36\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08b351a\" data-id=\"08b351a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9290095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9290095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For many organsiations, \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/what-smes-need-to-know-about-digital-transformation\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">digitalisation<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> is a mechanism by which they can reach new markets and customers, simultaneously increasing revenue streams while reducing dependency on a specific market. An SME with a diverse consumer base is more likely to withstand any one event, due to its varied income sources.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It\u2019s important for companies to frequently assess their supply and demand, ideally ensuring that the balance is always tipped towards greater demand. By collecting and analysing data, such as through business management services, SMEs can correctly anticipate the amount of product required and prepare for the future, while ensuring they have the resources to maintain their business.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d6f601 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d6f601\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a021da5\" data-id=\"a021da5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ae060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56ae060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #f26325;\"><strong>UPS\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UPS is a massive, worldwide package, postal delivery and logistics service. Originating in the US, it delivers millions of items each week to customers all over the globe. Sending out such a large amount of materials to new customers and locations each week demands an incredibly intricate supply network, with supply, logistics and data centres tracking and recording each delivery as it\u2019s made.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41e6cc1\" data-id=\"41e6cc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c00b7e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c00b7e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/elementor\/thumbs\/blackberry2-r4vfy2aolnedbwb4df2yazz7p9hp5i2h7sa9qmd9mo.png\" title=\"blackberry(2)\" alt=\"blackberry(2)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4df4c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4df4c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c753181\" data-id=\"c753181\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5850f5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5850f5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Overview\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A logistics business such as UPS has to account for shipping, air freight and local deliveries on an international scale. The company heavily relied upon its employees to sort packages, ensure they were packaged correctly and sent to the right destination. All of this was a major burden on resources, requiring a huge amount of scanning, double-checking and due-diligence. \u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3 aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Challenges\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UPS\u2019 big issue was scaling. With every new depot, UPS faced further problems in cataloguing, tracking and reporting packages and performance. More and more administrative work was required simply to maintain\u00a0productivity levels, while every increase in its business led to more confusion. While \u2018confusion\u2019 may not seem that large of a problem, miscommunications, mislabeling and simply not knowing what\u2019s going on within a business can cost organisations dearly through ineffective and inefficient procedures.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As an organisation\u2019s customer-facing processes grow, \u00a0its internal must be robust enough to handle the additional strain. The huge amount of data that UPS was dealing with was a threat to their ability to scale and develop as an organisation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7f7bca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7f7bca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c819a7a\" data-id=\"c819a7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ccdf5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ccdf5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/elementor\/thumbs\/5683377-r4vfy2aolnedbwb4df2yazz7p9hp5i2h7sa9qmd9mo.jpg\" title=\"5683377\" alt=\"5683377\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96c6087\" data-id=\"96c6087\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9cbf8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9cbf8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><strong>The Solution\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2018, UPS announced a $20 billion investment into data centres, logistics and e-commerce. The vast majority of this went to funding data and logistic centres, with the purpose of collecting data and automating procedures. This investment in automation and data resulted in less time spent on mundane tasks and detailed knowledge of the business.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e1a12a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e1a12a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03a9529\" data-id=\"03a9529\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac6879d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac6879d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With a clearer understanding of how its business was operating, UPS was in a position to track up to 2 million packages leaving its warehouses every day. Bloomberg reports an annual saving of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ttnews.com\/articles\/ups-sees-payoff-20-billion-tech-bet-investors-remain-wary#:~:text=The%20overall%20annual%20savings%20and%20cost%20avoidance%20from%20Abney%E2%80%99s%20transformation%20plan%20is%20as%20much%20as%20%241%20billion\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">$1 billion<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> per year because of the transformation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2 aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Lessons for SMEs\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Many scaling SMEs \u00a0face the same challenges. While pen and paper or legacy software may have worked perfectly well in the past, for a rapidly growing organisation it is soon found wonting. Soon, companies can end up spending more time and money trying to keep track of their own operations than they make in revenue. Putting in place the right systems and processes to future-poof your growth is critical.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For an SME, this means implementing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/targetintegration.com\/business-management-services\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">business management services,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> such as an ERP or a CRM. These solutions improve interdepartmental communication, streamline operations, centralise collect data and automate routine tasks. 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